New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 16:1-9

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“You shall not take a wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802for yourself norH3808haveיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121or daughtersוּבָנ֔וֹתu.va.NotH1323in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.”

3For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningH5921the sonsהַבָּנִים֙ha.ba.NimH1121and daughtersהַבָּנ֔וֹתha.ba.NotH1323bornהַיִּלּוֹדִ֖יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209in thisH2088placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and concerningH5921theirmothersאִמֹּתָ֞ם'i.mo.TamH517who giveH3205birthH3205to them, and theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1who fatherH3205them inH3205thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776:

4“They willdieיָמֻ֗תוּya.Mu.tuH4191of deadlyמְמוֹתֵ֨יme.mo.TeiH4463diseasesתַחֲלֻאִ֜יםta.cha.lu.'ImH8463, theywill not be mournedיִסָּֽפְדוּ֙yi.sa.fe.DuH5594or buriedיִקָּבֵ֔רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912; they will be likedungלְדֹ֛מֶןle.Do.menH1828on the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127.And they will perishיִכְל֔וּyikh.LuH3615by swordוּבַחֶ֤רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458,and their deadH5038bodiesH5038will becomeH1961foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for thebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and for the animalsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

5For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Do not enterתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935a houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmourningמַרְזֵ֔חַmar.Ze.achH4798,or goתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980to mournלִסְפּ֔וֹדlis.PodH5594or to consoleתָּנֹ֖דta.NodH5110them; for I havewithdrawnאָסַ֨פְתִּי'a.Saf.tiH622My peaceשְׁלוֹמִ֜יshe.lo.MiH7965from thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤ם־ha.'Am-H5971,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “and Myfavorהַחֶ֖סֶדha.Che.sedH2617and compassionהָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃Ha.ra.cha.MimH7356.

6Bothgreatגְדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419peopleH1419and smallוּקְטַנִּ֛יםu.ke.ta.NimH6996will dieוּמֵ֨תוּu.Me.tuH4191in thisH2088landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776;they will not be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912, peoplewill not mournיִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.DuH5594for them, norH3808will anyonemakeH1413cutsיִתְגֹּדַ֔דyit.go.DadH1413on himself or have his headH7139shavedH7139for them.

7People will notbreakיִפְרְס֥וּyif.re.SuH6536breadin mourningאֵ֖בֶל'E.velH60for them, to comfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162anyone for the deadמֵ֑תMetH4191,norH3808giveיַשְׁק֤וּyash.KuH8248them a cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of consolationתַּנְחוּמִ֔יםtan.chu.MimH8575toH8248drinkH8248for anyone’s fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

8Moreover, you shallnot goתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935into a houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960to sitלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with them to eatלֶאֱכֹ֖לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.TotH8354.”

9For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going toeliminateמַשְׁבִּ֜יתmash.BitH7673from thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.KhemH5869and in your timeוּבִֽימֵיכֶ֑םu.vi.mei.KhemH3117,the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of rejoicingשָׂשׂוֹן֙sa.sOnH8342and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of joyשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057,the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the groomחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the brideכַּלָּֽה׃ka.LahH3618.

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